A gunman who was the subject of an intense police manhunt after he shot a woman in SeaTac is now at a Seattle hospital after shooting himself in the chest, officials said.

The man was riding with a woman in the area of S. 133rd Street and 24th Ave. S. when the he pulled out a gun and shot her in the chest, said deputy B.J. Myers with the King County Sheriff's Office.

The victim either got out or was pushed out of the car and gunman drove off, but crashed through the fence of a nearby home, Myers said. The gunman got out, went to the street and drove off in another car. It's not clear how he gained access to the other car.

The man drove about 1/2 mile then got out and ran off into a wooded area near S. 128th Street and Military Road, Myers said.

Police swarmed the area, setting off a search that lasted about 40 minutes until deputies located the man. A deputy then saw the gunman shoot himself in the chest and the man was rushed to the hospital, Myers said. He did not know the gunman's condition.

Meanwhile, medics also rushed the victim to Harborview. Myers didn't have her condition but said she was able to talk to investigators about the incident.

Investigators are still looking into what prompted the shooting.

The gunman ran off into the nearby woods, setting off a search that lasted about 40 minutes until deputies found the man with a self-inflicted wound.